Safety Booms

From canoe booms to barge booms Bolina can help you meet your legal and moral obligations; providing safer waterways by reducing the risk to the public.

Our unique registered designs provide for public safety when deployed upstream of hazards such as weirs or sluices, to arrest not only drifting and disabled vessels, but also swimmers or people who have fallen into the water.

Most safety barriers in the UK are now Bolina designs with a typical 40 ton break load.

Bolina Booms are the preferred choice for both British Waterways and the Environment Agency who control the navigable waterways within the UK - similar authorities overseas have followed their lead.

Find your solution:

Rope Safety

Chain Safety

Traffic Control

Canoe

Rope Safety Booms

These booms will arrest vessels or victims in the water upstream of a hazard, while also providing an opportunity to escape safely.

British Waterways - Safety Booms for guarding weirs throughout England

BAE Systems - 100m latching boom to close dock entrance

Client feedback

"The boom has been absolutely fantastic, [steel] boats have been bouncing off it regularly [for 13 years] without damage … yes you can quote me!"M.H., Construction Supervisor, CANAL & RIVER TRUST

"We’re very happy with your booms which have been in continuous operation at our weirs in Grave & Lith for over 7 years without maintenance"J.H. Team Leader Shipping and Operations, Grave & Lith, Holland, RWS